(Right so I messed up a little with details, so I've gone back and corrected myself in the last chapter - thanks for pointing that out :) )

xxxxx

"Baby Girl, what are you talking about? Morgan frowned, looking up at Penny. She hadn't heard the beginning of the conversation, she couldn't have known what they were talking about. I stared too, wide eyed, praying that she would somehow cover it up well enough to fool a room of profilers... who was I kidding, i knew she could do that.

"Jess and Spe... Oh" her eyes widened and she covered her mouth with her hands. There was a look on everyone's face - a look of surprise and amusement and intrigue. I was frozen, my heart having skipped a beat. I knew I had paled, as had Spencer sitting beside me. Her face was a picture of complete apology as she looked between Spencer and I, "Oh, Jess, I'm sorry - I thought, oh, I thought that... I'm so sorry! Spencer, I didn't mean..."

"So," Emily sat forward eagerly, "how long have you two...?"

Spencer slipped his hand into mine under the table, "Um, we, just after the Rapid City case in South Dakota"

"Called it" Morgan grinned.

"Damn" Prentiss muttered, "I was betting on 'just before'"

"You were betting on my girl's relationship?" Rossi said quite seriously. There was a momentary silence from the pair, a slight fear took them, then David smiled, "Me too, sorry Emily, but I was betting the same as Morgan" he admitted.

"David!" I scolded, looking round at him.

"We're all happy for you both, Stellina, Spencer" Rossi said, leaning forward on the table and smiling kindly.

"Me too" Penny said softly, still standing, "and I'm really sorry"

"It's okay" I half laughed, a smile growing wider on my face as I intertwined my finger's with Spencer's. "It's done now"

Derek smiled and raised his glass, "Well, to Jessica Young and Spencer Reid, may they have a long, happy relationship - it's about it!"

They laughed, "Cheers!" they chorused, raising their glasses.

I looked at Spencer. He was flushed, unsure what to say or do, as was I, but he smiled at me, rubbing his thumb over the back of my hand. "So..."

"So" Spencer said.

A large smile grew on my face, then on Spencer's in reaction to me. Penelope all but squeaked, "They're so cute" she stage-whispered, earning a chuckle from the rest of the room.

Penny took a seat and dinner continued, stories were dragged out of Spencer and I with much prompting from Penny. At some point we had shifted our chairs closer together and Spence had put his hand on the small of my back, I in turn had rested my hand on his leg - it had quickly become comfortable to act as we did along, in front of our friends.

Emily sat with a huge smile on her face, her chin resting on her hand as she watched us. "What is it, Emily?" I asked.

"I'm just so happy for you guys, this has been six years in the making, nearly seven now - I'm just happy that you two are finally together"

Morgan nodded, "I second that"

"And me" Rossi agreed.

"Me too" Penny smiled.

"I wish you'd said something earlier though" Emily added.

"I wish they'd got together earlier - the years of unaddressed tension, we should have got you two together from the off" Morgan laughed.

We blushed, bowing our heads in sync with one another. "Aw, now don't embarrass my little girl and the boyfriend" Dave said, grinning smugly.

"Dave" I groaned quietly.

He stood up and walked over behind me, gently putting hi hands on my shoulders, "Now now, I'm just teasing Jessie"

In a second, Penny had got her phone out and taking a picture, she showed Derek, "Look, happy little family!" The three of us looked between each other, then I said,

"Let's see" Penny handed me her phone to let us see - it was actually a really good picture, we were all smiling, none of us had blinked or made a stupid face. I grinned, "Send me this" I handed her back her phone.

XXX

It was the end of the night, everyone was leaving. I was walking them to the door when I saw Dave pull Spencer aside.

"Spencer, a word please" Rossi said, smiling.

The younger man nodded and went through to the living room behind his elder.

Rossi stopped and turned to Spencer, "Look, I don't want to do the whole 'if you hurt my daughter' thing - but Jessica is family, and she's been through the wars, literally and figuratively. You know what's happened to her, you know what her family's like. All I'm asking is that you look after her, not like I'm saying you've not done so so far. Just take care of her, Spencer"

"I will" he answered sincerely, nodding.

"Good, because if you don't..." he joked, clapping a hand on the Doctor's shoulder.

"Yeah, I know, Rossi"

"Dave - you don't call me Rossi any more unless we're in work"

Spencer nodded.

"Night" I said, hugging Emily, Penny and Derek in turn.

Morgan laughed, "Careful short-stuff, Spencer might get jealous!"

"Oh haha" I rolled my eyes, laughing quietly. Dave appeared beside me with Spencer. "Night Uncle David" I smiled, hugging him.

"Night kiddo"

One by one they went to their cars. Spence and I stood in the doorway, arms around each other's waists, waving our friends off. Once the last car was diving down the street, Spencer took my hand and lead me inside, shutting the door. "So..."

"So..."

"We still have to tell Hotch"